 Music critic Robert Shelton has described the song as having a melody that is gentle, with relaxed phrasing and a swaying, waltz-like rhythm, although it does not use the 3/4 time signature of a waltz but rather a 4/4 time signature.In a 2005 reader's poll reported in "Mojo", "She Belongs to Me" was listed as the #98 all time Bob Dylan song, and a similar poll of artists ranked the song #53.In 2002, "Uncut" listed it as the #14 all time Bob Dylan song.